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What is the difference between breakdown voltage and threshold voltage?

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Threshold Voltage is defined as the minimum voltage required to switch a MOSFET transistor to ON and starts the flow of drift current through it.

.Breakdown Voltage is defined as that voltage at which a semiconductor diode breaks down or it is defined as the minimum voltage require for a reverse biased diode to become conducting.


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